Description

International Year One allows you to begin earning credits toward your degree even if you don’t meet the academic and English requirements for direct entry. You will receive additional support to help you successfully complete your first year and graduate in the same amount of time as direct entry students.

Immunology at UAB is an interdisciplinary program between the Department of Microbiology in the School of Medicine and the Department of Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences. It provides an immunology-focused curriculum in addition to a broad-based education in the fundamental aspects of biology, microbiology, chemistry, physics, and mathematics. This curriculum will satisfy most pre-medical and pre-health requirements, making it an ideal choice for those students who have an interest in pursuing careers in:

• medicine
• biomedical research
• health-related professions, or
• science-related professions (including teaching science, science communication, or policy).

Immunology is the study of the structure and function of the immune system at the molecular, cellular, and physiological level. The immune system interacts with every part of the body and plays a critical role in both health and disease processes. Because the immune system impacts every part of the body, studying the immune system is a logical choice for those who have an interest in the health professions and biomedical research.

Immunology is interdisciplinary by nature and has direct ties with the fields of biochemistry, cell biology, cancer biology, infectious diseases, neurobiology, endocrinology, and cardiology. Additionally, efforts to harness the immune system to fight microbial pathogens and cancer rely on technologies derived from chemistry, biomedical engineering, mathematics, and physics.

Career fields related to immunology, including physicians and medical and clinical laboratory technologists, are expected to have higher-than-average growth between 2014 and 2024.